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Math 123 Section 06 Fall 2008 syllabus
MATH 123 CALCULUS I Fall 2008
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
4 credits
2:00 - 2:50 MTWF CB 106
INSTRUCTOR: Julie Dahl
OFFICE: McLaury 302; phone: 355-3456, email: julie.dahl@sdsmt.edu
Office hours MWThF 10:00-10:50, MW 1:00-1:50
TEXT: Calculus: Larson, Hostetler, Edwards - Eighth Edition
Web access for this class is through D2L, which can be accessed at https://d2l.sdbor.edu
This section of Math 123 is a tablet PC course. A tablet PC is required for this class. Although we may not use the tablet in class every day, you will be required to submit homework using the tablet.
On D2L, you will find announcements, exam dates, lectures, assignments, reviews, etc. This course is delivered by in-class lecture and is not intended to be a distance course. Attendance is expected but not required; however, as noted below, homework is collected almost every day and late homework is not accepted. You will be submitting your daily homework assignments via the D2L site.
MATH 123 CALCULUS I
(4-0) 4 credits. Prerequisite: MATH 115 with a minimum grade of “C” or appropriate mathematics placement or permission of instructor. Students who are initially placed into MATH 102 or below must complete MATH 102 and MATH 120 with grades of “C” or better before enrolling in MATH 123. Students who are placed in MATH 120 should consult their advisor to determine whether their placement score was sufficiently high to allow concurrent registration in MATH 123. The study of limits, continuity, derivatives, applications of the derivative, antiderivatives, the definite and indefinite integral, and the fundamental theorem of calculus.
MATERIAL TO BE COVERED IN COURSE:
Weeks 1-3 – tablet PC introduction, limits, continuity
Weeks 3-6 - derivatives
Weeks 6-10 - applications of derivatives
Weeks 10-12 - integration
Weeks 13-15 - applications of integration
The final exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 18,
from 4:00 until 5:50 PM
GRADING POLICIES:
Grades will be based on 4 exams, a mandatory comprehensive final exam, quizzes
and homework. Homework is collected almost every day. One make-up exam per semester will be allowed only if the student has notified the instructor in advance of or on the day of the exam with a good reason for missing the test.
One make-up quiz will be given at the end of the semester, which will replace the lowest quiz grade.
Because the total number of points can vary from semester to semester, depending on number of quizzes, points on the final, homework collected, etc., the following are approximations.
Tests One-Four - 14-15% each
Quizzes - 3-4% each
Homework - 6-7%
Final Exam - 23-26%
GRADING SCALE:
90 % - 100 % A
80 % - 90 % B
70 % - 80 % C
60 % - 70 % D
0 % - 60 % F
HOMEWORK POLICY:
Homework must be saved as a Windows Journal file and submitted via D2L
Each assignment is worth 2 points (so will be assigned a score of 0, 1, or 2).
The score on each assignment is based on level of completion of assignment.
Five assignments will be thrown out for everyone.
No makeups
No late assignments
No excused homeworks
If you don’t submit an assignment, it’s one of the 5 dropped assignments.
Approximately 25 assignments will be collected.
BEHAVIOR IN CLASS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES POLICY, AND CHEATING:
During lectures, minimize conversations with your classmates. If you consistently violate this policy, you may be asked to exit the room.
The use of electronic devices such as cell phones, PDA’s, pagers, mp3 players, etc. in class is not acceptable. Turn them off before coming to class. No text messaging in class. No headphones. If you wish to use a laptop in this class for purposes of note taking, that’s great; however, it should be in tablet mode, with the lid rotated and down, and you are not allowed to use the computer to communicate with other students during class. No other use of any other electronic/computer media is allowed during class time. Note that according to “Policy Governing Academic Integrity” in the SDSM&T Undergraduate Catalog, the instructor of record for this course has discretion of how acts of academic dishonesty are penalized, subject to the appeal process, and that “Penalties may range from requiring the student to repeat the work in question to failure in the course” (72-73).
In addition, for this class, if you cheat on an exam or assignment, you could fail the course. You will not receive any credit for that assignment, and your name will be turned in to the Dean of Students. Working together and discussing homework is acceptable. Copying someone else’s work is cheating.For more information on cheating, see the policy governing academic integrity below.
FREEDOM IN LEARNING: Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should contact the dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.
For information about objectives and outcomes for this course and other courses in the Math department, go to the following page http://www.hpcnet.org/math_assessment/course_objectives
Note: the following are requirements for enrollment in Calculus II at SDSM&T:
a) a grade of C or better in Calculus I
b) a passing score on the Trigonometry placement exam or a grade of C or better in a college Trigonometry course.
Students with special needs or requiring special accommodations should contact the instructor, (Julie Dahl at 355-3456) and/or the campus ADA coordinator, Jolie McCoy, at 394-1924 at the earliest opportunity.
This course meets GenEd Goal #5: Students will understand and apply fundamental mathematical processes and reasoning.
Student learning outcomes: As a result of taking a course meeting this goal, students will:
1. Use mathematical symbols and mathematical structure to model and solve real world problems.
Assessment: Students will
• Identify, interpret, and correctly apply standard mathematics symbols to solve problems requiring the derivative. This will be demonstrated on quizzes, labs, homework, and/or exams.
• Identify, interpret, and correctly apply standard mathematics symbols to solve problems requiring the integral. This will be demonstrated on quizzes, labs, homework, and/or exams.
2. Demonstrate appropriate communication skills related to mathematical terms
Assessment: Students will
• Correctly use functional notation of algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. This will be demonstrated on quizzes, labs, homework, and/or exams.
3. Demonstrate the correct use of quantifiable measurements of real world situations
Assessment: Students will;
• Apply their knowledge of the integral in applications such as area, volume, moments, work, arc length, and surface area. This will be demonstrated on quizzes, labs, homework, and/or exams.
• Apply their knowledge of the derivative in applications such as related rates, linear approximations, Newton’s Method, curve sketching, optimization, velocity, and acceleration. This will be demonstrated on quizzes, labs, homework, and/or exams.
Below you will find the university policy regarding academic integrity as stated in the current catalog.
Policy Governing Academic Integrity
High standards of academic honesty and intellectual integrity are essential to the success of our students and the institution. The campus community will not tolerate acts of dishonesty in any academic activities at School of Mines. Such acts jeopardize not only the individual student, but also the integrity and dignity of the institution and its members.
The South Dakota Board of Regents has clearly defined those acts that constitute violations of academic integrity (BOR Policy 3.4.2.B.1). These acts include, but are not limited to, cheating, fraud, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information within the academic arena. These acts of dishonesty violate the ethical values the university works to instill in all members of the campus community.
Faculty and administrators should consistently communicate the importance of academic integrity and ethical principles to our students. In addition, all members of the campus community should take reasonable steps to anticipate, deter, and confront acts of dishonesty in all areas of academics — research, assignments, and exams. The instructor of record for each course is responsible for clarifying the academic integrity standards for that course within the course syllabus.
The penalty for any act of academic dishonesty shall be at the discretion of the instructor of record, subject to the appeals process described below. Penalties may range from requiring the student to repeat the work in question to failure in the course. To ensure fairness to all involved and to conform to South Dakota Board of Regents policies, penalties may be imposed only in accordance with the following procedure. In the following, the term “judicial officer” refers to the person appointed by the Dean of Students to consider cases of academic dishonesty, as described in BOR Policy 3:4. Among other responsibilities, the judicial officer is expected to maintain university-wide records on all actions related to student academic dishonesty.
An instructor who intends to penalize a student for an act of academic dishonesty must provide written notification to the student and the judicial officer within ten working days of the time the alleged violation becomes known to the instructor. The written notification must include a description of the alleged violation, the penalty the instructor intends to impose, a statement notifying the student that he or she may request an informal hearing with the instructor, and a statement describing the student’s right to appeal the instructor’s final decision.
If the student desires such a hearing, he or she must request the hearing within ten working days of receiving the notification or within the first ten working days of the following semester, whichever is appropriate. If an informal hearing is held, the judicial officer shall be present. The instructor must give the student written notification of the outcome of the hearing, including a description of any penalties to be imposed. If the student accepts the instructor’s decision and penalties by signing a statement to that effect, there shall be no subsequent proceedings.
If the student chooses not to participate in an informal hearing, or if the student disagrees with the outcome of the informal hearing, the student may appeal the instructor’s decision by requesting a formal hearing before the university Judicial Committee. All interested parties should refer to BOR Policy 3:4 for descriptions of how hearings are to be conducted, outcomes reported, and appeals made to an appellate board appointed by the president.
Please note that the prerequisites as explained above in the catalog description of the course are incorrect. Math 115 as it appears in the description is not offered on this campus. It is offered at our sister institutions in the state, but not here. Our prerequisites are based on completion of College Algebra with a grade of C or better or a satisfactory score in the algebra portion or the placement exams. In addition, a trigonometry requirement must be met; again, either by a grade of C or better in a college trigonometry course, or a satisfactory score on the trigonometry portion of the placement exam. A student may be allowed to enroll in both Calculus I and Trigonometry if their placement score is satisfactory.
Link to Desire to Learn D2L
Contact: Julie Dahl
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